Delhi may be staring at a major blackout in the sweltering heat as the NTPC has threatened BSES discoms of snapping power supply if they fail to pay about Rs.1,300 crore dues by May 9.
In separate notices issued on Wednesday to the two Reliance Infra-Backed Delhi discoms – BSES Rajdhani (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna (BYPL) – the NTPC has warned of curtailing power supply by up to 100 per cent from May 10 if they do not pay up. The two discoms, which supply power to 70 per cent households in the Capital, draw 2,027 MW (BRPL 1,349 MW and BYPL 678 MW) from the Centre’s power generating major.
The warning assumes significance as Delhi is reeling under a heat wave and power demand has surged to 5,149 MW (recorded on Tuesday). In case the discoms defy the notice, major power cuts are likely owing to a supply deficit.
